Great Lakes Region

Great Lakes Region
Top 25 Most Frequently Reported Feeder Birds, winter 2006-2007

Review the Explanation of Terms to understand what these data represent. A total of 1248 FeederWatchers reported data from this region.

Rank within region	Common Name	Scientific name	Percentage of feeders visited	Mean group size (when seen)	FeederWatch Abundance Index
1	Black-capped Chickadee	Poecile atricapillus	96.07	3.28	2.43
2	Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis	91.59	4.88	2.43
3	Downy Woodpecker	Picoides pubescens	90.30	1.70	1.02
4	American Goldfinch	Carduelis tristis	89.50	6.51	3.04
5	Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	89.42	4.84	2.44
6	Blue Jay	Cyanocitta cristata	89.02	2.94	1.39
7	Northern Cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis	78.93	2.70	1.18
8	White-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta carolinensis	73.24	1.52	0.63
9	Hairy Woodpecker	Picoides villosus	66.27	1.48	0.50
10	House Finch	Carpodacus mexicanus	65.79	4.36	1.07
11	European Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	61.62	4.63	0.60
12	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	61.22	8.02	1.70
13	American Robin	Turdus migratorius	52.24	1.95	0.11
14	American Crow	Corvus brachyrhynchos	49.76	2.25	0.26
15	American Tree Sparrow	Spizella arborea	49.44	3.93	0.47
16	Common Grackle	Quiscalus quiscula	46.55	4.43	0.15
17	Red-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta canadensis	43.67	1.51	0.28
18	Red-bellied Woodpecker	Melanerpes carolinus	42.39	1.20	0.24
19	Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus	41.99	3.58	0.13
20	Purple Finch	Carpodacus purpureus	35.82	3.56	0.20
21	Song Sparrow	Melospiza melodia	32.45	1.69	0.06
22	Brown-headed Cowbird	Molothrus ater	29.01	4.34	0.10
23	Cooper's Hawk	Accipiter cooperii	27.88	1.03	0.05
24	Tufted Titmouse	Baeolophus bicolor	23.64	1.90	0.19
25	Sharp-shinned Hawk	Accipiter striatus	20.51	1.02	0.03

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